I remember one with Shelley Long holding a gift box saying it was "bright, bouncy, and funny" or something. Then thinking "this turkey doesn't stand a chance against the comic majesty of "Who's the Boss?".

If you think it's baffling now, try it with the sound off and the YouTube closed captions on. It's like watching someone read an owner's manual that was written in English by a Korean TV manufacturer. Why does YouTube even bother to include the CC button, other than for unintentional laughs?

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Named one of the BEST 25 BLOGS by TIME Magazine. Ken Levine is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer. In a career that has spanned over 30 years Ken has worked on MASH, CHEERS, FRASIER, THE SIMPSONS, WINGS, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, BECKER, DHARMA & GREG, and has co-created three series. He and his partner wrote the feature VOLUNTEERS. Ken has also been the radio/TV play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres. and Dodger Talk. He hosts the podcast HOLLYWOOD & LEVINE

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